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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

a jack-o-lantern mosaic

Many of you lovely blogging friends gave me great ideasof things to do with paint swatches.

SO,today we used them to make a jack-o-lantern mosaic.

First, I drew an outline of a jack-o-lantern on a big piece of paper.I set out paint swatches in shades of orange, green and black.I cut and glued on a few, so the children would get the idea of what colors went where.

In the beginning, it was a little tricky for some of the childrento visualize what in the world we were trying to make,but as the jack-o-lantern filled in, they all caught on.It was kind of like working on a big puzzle... each child stopped by the mosaic throughout the day,pausing to cut and glue on a piece or two (or twenty),and then went along with his or her daily business.

It's not quite finished{it will be waiting for the children tomorrow morning}but I wanted to give you a peek at how beautiful it is.

I love the sense of community it's brought to the classroom, too.The children so often make things for themselves or their families;it's been extra special for them to make something for their classroom!

Well, hello there!

Welcome to itty bitty love! I'm Anne, and I live in the mountains of Montana with my family. In my past life, I was a Montessori preschool teacher... and while I loved spending my days with other people's children, I eagerly awaited the time when I would have my own. These days, I'm a SAHMM (Stay-At-Home-Montessori-Mama) to Elise - lucky girl, right?! - and I'm definitely celebrating each day of this beautiful adventure. ♥LEARN MORE→